Is "Black Friday" still a 'thing'?

[fuzzybuddy]

I remember Black Friday when people slept in front of stores to be first. My brother used to get up at 2AM. He got great deals on electronics. But since online sales, and Black Monday, is Black Friday still a 'thing'?

 

[hawkdon]

Yes thats the lead story every thanksgiving eve is how much to spend, shop...etc...it is crazy.....

 

[horseless carriage]

Black Friday is not something that we are familiar with on this side of the pond. Thanksgiving is also a vague concept. But it was worth looking up and this what I found:

Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season. Many stores offer highly promoted sales at discounted prices and often open early, sometimes as early as midnight or even on Thanksgiving.

So, tell me, what do you call the day after Black Friday?

Broke Saturday!

 

[KSav]

With the advent of online shopping, Black Friday seems to be to be continually diminishing. Back in the 1980s and 1990s it seemed to be a bigger deal. And now a lot of retailers do their "Black Friday" sales on Thanksgiving itself.

I hate crowds, so I've never participated in Black Friday. However, I am a big Cyber Monday shopper.

 

[Paco Dennis]

I lost interest in the giving and receiving of presents and the whole holiday seasonal rituals when was about 11. But, I found that giving a gift to someone because you want to is fun.

 

[hollydolly]

Black Friday is not something that we are familiar with on this side of the pond. Thanksgiving is also a vague concept. But it was worth looking up and this what I found:

Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season. Many stores offer highly promoted sales at discounted prices and often open early, sometimes as early as midnight or even on Thanksgiving.

So, tell me, what do you call the day after Black Friday?

Broke Saturday!

it shows you're not a shopper...we are very familiar with Black friday here.The trouble now with Black Friday is that it has become like any other sale.. and they advertise the goods days ahead, and really they've just inflated the prices a couple of weeks before to reduce back to their normal price... it's just all a con... not like those original sales of years ago as mentioned in the OP

 

[Aunt Bea]

It has become less of a contact sport in this area but it still exists.

My Christmas shopping is limited to stuffing a very few envelopes.

 

[Nathan]

Black Friday is a big thing, for retailers. For me, I couldn't care less.

 

[911]

I don’t think it’s as big of a deal as it once was. Most Americans, including their children and grandchildren have most everything they want or need. I find it harder each year to buy gifts, so my wife and I pretty much have gone to giving money or gift cards. More money than anything.

There are still plenty of families that are in need in the low income areas. Our church takes up special collections during November and donate to the churches in those areas, however, we can’t cover them all.

 

[debodun]

Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like trampling someone to death in a mad rush to buy retail merchandise.